I wil always love this show for the pure fact that it’s the Shakedown Street bustout show. And I love even more the audience tapes of when songs get performed for the first time, hearing the reactions. In this case, upon hearing the first EVER live performance of what will be one of the grooviest Grateful Dead jams of the decade.
Red Rocks always seemed to bring out that good old Grateful Dead energy and synchronicity, I wasn’t born yet at this recording I would be some years later but this is a testament to the eternal power of grooving psychedelic Rock n Roll music, and we need more of that in the America of 2018. We need to be socially and culturally more like the ‘Dead and it’s scene were in ‘78 musically. We need more compassionate empathetic and forward motion/progress-oriented people in this work. And I know most of those of you who will be reading this are of that special ilk, by the very virtue of listening to this show. You are cool, let’s make this an even cooler world and all get together and unite under love, not be controlled by fear and negative energy.
The show overall is incredible, energetic, exciting, fun, rocking n rolling music, I can only imagine the audience soaking this all in. Getting the privilege of hearing Shakedown Street for the first time ever is pretty historic, I’m a super deadhead nerd when it comes to original and classic ‘Dead-song Live debuts. So every show that has a live song debut I listen to the full show for full context (accompanied by a Deadbase or Taping Compendium volume and some various ‘time travel’ “accoutrements”. And I’m set for another wonderful aural exploration into a Time and Space that will not soon be ever forgotten by the likes of Deadheads the world over.

This is for all the Deadheads out there reading this, you are all loved! NFA (~);} 2404

I have been going through periods of Dead history that I haven't been familiar with in my almost 30 years of being a deadhead. I just started diving into summer 1978 after hearing the Giants Stadium show on the GD channel on SiriusXM and really enjoying it (Latvala was right on about the greatness of Scarlet>Fire.) So I grabbed some of the shows that preceded Giants Stadium. They seem to be getting mixed reviews. I really enjoy this show; there is some hiss in the quieter parts, but it's an AUD from 78, not 93. The energy seems to come from "rock star Bob, but he provides a good Yin to Garcia's Yang that night (he seemed to be in a more mellow mood - his vocals are smooth and soulful.) All in all, it's a nice listen and a solid, but not historic performance.

It is the SBD that has the cut. (Just to correct comment down below.)

Ollin Arageed played during Space.

...quoth the Deadhead near the mikes. :-)
Nice to hear the reaction to the first live performance of Shakedown Street. You could tell the crowd was getting into the first and maybe only truly disco song the Dead ever did (and remember, this was a year after Saturday Night Fever). Yeah, they were diggin' it, not having an inkling of the massive beast it was to become! :-D

Jerry presents us with a truely wonderful funky raw first presentation of the great 'Shakedown Street'. You can just imagine the Red Rock's Crowd, watch in awe as Jerry brings it forth. Great vocals, and a nice audience recording too. By the by...'Shakedown' > 'Good Lovin' has Bobby talking us through. Good Fun.

What could have been a great download turns sour, sour, sour during Terrapin. OOOOh, there is such a nasty cut when the train is coming into the station. I never got to hear the whistle scream "TERRAPIN", and I am bitter, moody and sullen.
Drums and space is great. There is a definite Egypt foreshadowing.